As Adrian left his office, the wristwatch on his wrist vibrated and instinctively, he raised his hand to stare at his LED watch.Squinting his eyes, he frowned the moment he read the message sent by his male personal assistant.The reason for his frown was not just that he had to attend an emergency conference meeting but that it was almost closing hours, and his fear of dirt - Mysophobia, would cause him to take a fresh shower before attending the meeting.Irish had kneeled him, stepping on him in the process.The meeting would last an hour but it was an impactful one which worth several millions.With such a meeting in mind, Adrian dashed into his office, and then quickly entered into the restroom in his office.Irish's eyes followed Adrian's movement as she watched him dart behind a strange door she hadn't yet noticed.A few minutes later, the automatic door glided open, causing Irish to look up in that direction.Seeing Ashley, Irish jolted forward as a gasp escaped her lips the
Irish's heart wasn't the only one hammering against her ribcage.Their closeness, too, was leaving Adrian breathless, intoxicated even. His lashes lowered and fluttered. It felt like a jinx, like an enchantment, everything about the smoothness of her skin and the way she slightly parted her lips, her sexy immaculate teeth on half display, drawing him to her like magnets.Cocking his head with the desire to shove his tongue in her mouth filling his veins, Adrian's eyes darkened the more, this time with intense desire.There were no words spoken but the energy emitted by their skin-to-skin contact spoke a million words.Seeing how he stared down at her like he couldn't simply get enough, coupled with the need to rebel against Ashley who stayed just a few walls away, that cocky part of Irish arose.Her hands glided across his slimy back as she took quick seconds to caress his muscled back.Her soft fingers trailed and sooner than expected, it sparked a generous reaction from Adrian.A m
The next morning, Irish awakened with sunshine on her face, giving her that perfectly tanned skin shade. Springing to her feet, she yawned and stretched out her arms. For the first time in months, she felt happy. No, she rather felt fulfilled, perhaps happy was not the word. A smile crept up her lips, her inner wolf, wagging its tail in excitement of such intimacy with their mate. "You should do that often with our mate. Our baby's gonna be healthier." Elsa remarked naughtily. "Don't be naughty Elsa, we should be worried about what Ashley wants to do next. I'm an obvious threat now." "Might as well snatch our mate from the hands of that witch." A knock was rasped on the door, disrupting Irish's little conversation with her wolf. Her chin lifted upward, as she told the person at the door to come in. Seeing it was Nora, Irish came down from the bed, sliding her legs into the flip-flops. "Nora, how are you?" Ever since the last incident, all the servants in the house s
Irish paced back and forth in her room, before collapsing with her back, on the bed. The bed made a creaking sound but she couldn't care less."What has gotten into me?" Irish asked herself as she lifted her hand to her face, using her shaky palm to cover her face.Ever since Nora released the news of her being murdered by Ashley in three days, she had not slept a wink.Irish feared for her life. For the life of her unborn baby.Time seemed to fly so fast ever since then and she wished it could crawl slower.Turning her face to the left, Irish sighed softly. On a table, lay her food untouched. Cynthia had come to give her food but she didn't touch it yet.To make no one suspect that she was not eating it, she had not left her room the whole day. When Cynthia's cat pet entered the room, Irish had pleaded that the animal be left behind.After feeding a few spoons of the soup to the cat when Cynthia left, Irish discovered to her amazement that the cat had been sleeping ever since. Leadin
Tears of humiliation, rejection, and self-pity, brimmed Irish's eyes as her mind flashed back to Ashley's words to her on one fateful morning when she had said to her,"You are fighting a lost battle, contesting your mate with me. But come to think of it. Is he even worth fighting for?..."Ashley had pinched the bridge of her nose, before shaking her head sideways as if Irish was an object of pity. "...You must be clueless. Adrian is the reason your mother was in that sick bed and the reason she died in the first place."Irish immediately disengaged from the kiss, Ashley's words, ringing like a forbidden bell in her mind.Perhaps she was the fool here. Adrian, her mate didn't love her, neither did he respect her at all. All he did was hurt her whenever he got the chance.Given that he didn't even bother to lock the door, or stop her from catching him in the act, coupled with the fact that she was heavily pregnant...made her break.Raging hormones mixed with sadness and that awful fe
Night came and Irish was all ready to leave Silver Crest pack.Elsa wasn't the least happy to separate from their mate, but she had no choice other than this. To protect her unborn pup, she needed to leave.If she stayed, her life would be lost, and that was the last thing she wanted. There was so much bad energy that she needed to leave as fast as she could.As Cynthia brought her food that evening, she wanted to hug her and say her goodbyes, since Cynthia had been a good acquaintance, but it was such a pity that her heart couldn't trust just anyone. So she had simply smiled.Using her palm to cover her protruded belly, Irish faced the moon through the mirror and prayed. "The time has come for me to leave. Dear baby, entreat the Moon goddess with me. Tell her to grant us safety." Her eyes shone with brimming tears.This journey to freedom could be her end or the beginning of a new dawn. Fluttering her lashes, she let her tears freely flow down her cheeks.Shifting the curtains asi
Tears of frustration and despair sizzled down Irish's eyes, flowing down her cheeks as she sobbed, hiccups coming after.Watching the guard jam the iron door shut like they had personal issues with her, Irish winced from the sound.Sitting on the bare floor, Irish brought her knees close to her chest, tugging hard on her hair as she buried her face between her thighs.All her life, she had been betrayed, and only once she did trust a stranger and she was betrayed."Is it even some curse?" She couldn't help but say through gritted teeth.Thanks to Nora, her baby would grow in a place, not experiencing the love of its real mother. And what would happen to her? Irish didn't even want to think about it.Indeed, trusting anyone in this cruel world was definitely dangerous."Irish." Irish heard a familiar voice call out to her from the darkness.The voice belonged to the last person she wanted to speak to at the moment, besides, the doors were locked and there was no way in hell anyone coul
"Jake?" Nora whispered her surprise leveling as she stared at him.She touched Irish's hand. "He's with us."Pulling him in, Nora stared at Jake in disbelief. "Why're you here?" She quipped, whispering her words as she stared into his eyes."I cane to save your ass, Nora. I know there's a change of plans because they're searching for you. That's why I stole away so I could inform you. Here's the last place they hope to check.""Which means there's little time." Jake nodded and they turned to look at Irish.Taking Irish's palm, Nora placed it on Jake's hand. "He'll help you get outta here. Follow him, okay?""I'm sorry for putting you in a lot of trouble okay?" Irish hurriedly said while she hugged Nora then quickly disengaged."What are friends for?" Nora laughed but soon, her smile turned into a look of sad disappointment. It was indeed a shame that she wouldn't spend more time with her friend.Blowing her a kiss, Irish took one last look before waving her bye.Drake took her hand an
"Come on! Liam, that's the only fucking reason I try to keep Jayden safe. It's because I have a lot of enemies." Irish said, her voice dripping with concern because Jayden would have at least mind-linked her for help by now if he were not in danger."Let's get out of here. We've got to save Jayden. I already sent the closest wolf guards to the rescue." Liam said and got down on all fours, and so did Irish.Thick furs replaced Liam's skin while fangs shot out from his fingers as his body transformed into his animal form.Irish's body underwent the same process, except that Irish had a white wolf instead of a brown one."Ready?" Liam mind linked her since he wasn't able to speak in his wolf form. Irish nodded and they took off, running at full speed towards the park recreational center for kids.Liam was faster, so he got there before Irish. When he got there, he howled heavily, causing the whole place to shake from the weight of his animalistic sound.The curtains tore apart and wolves
Irish froze in her seat, not able to even blink an eyelid.She sucked in a breath as she moved uncomfortably in her seat. She glanced at the window once more before returning her face to Liam.Liam furrowed his eyebrows in wonder. Why did her expression change all of a sudden? "Is anything the matter?" He asked.Irish darted a fearful glance at him, "The Lupari Clan. They are already in this pack and there's no more time to waste. We have to do something to keep them in check, so they don't attack before the anniversary.""Yeah, right. If they ever cause a ruckus before the anniversary, then it would disrupt the ceremony.""We have to tread cautiously if we are ever going to win this war." Irish sighed."Well. These enemies won't stop us from having a good meal tonight." Liam cleared his throat. "I already ordered to have them prepare us a fresh meal. They'll be done in ten minutes."Irish rolled her eyes. "We are supposed to be on the run Liam. And you are talking about sitting to e
"Mummy, where is Daddy?" Jayden asked, his eyes searing into Irish's in an emotional accusatory look. "But you said Daddy was dead...""Jayden, I'll tell you everything when we get home, okay?" Irish nodded at Jayden. She had been telling him that his father was dead and whenever the smart little boy asked she never bore her husband's name, she simply gave excuses or distracted him by changing the topic.But now, Liam was calling her by her name and her mate's name. What was she going to tell Jayden? How could she defend herself, and how was Jayden going to trust his mother's words again?With the way Jayden's expression quickly changed like emotional turmoil was brewing in him, Irish felt affected."Jayden. I promise to tell you everything once we get home." She repeated, then turned to face Liam again."Last I checked. My family dynamics was never your problem." She said with a stern face.Liam stepped forward, towards them. "Oh, seems like I hit a nerve. Did I?" He folded his arms
Irish smirked as she intelligently observed the settings of the place. This she did in one swift glance.Her eyes rested on poor Jasmine and she let out a breath of relief. Then she searched the room once more, with her eyes, looking for any possible threats. 14 guards were surrounding Liam and standing at strategic positions.When she saw that she possessed enough to handle these men, she folded her arms across her chest."Release him to me. Now." She trained her eyes on Liam, who had an amused smirk hanging at the corners of his lips."I'll do that. Definitely. But I'm sure I need not remind you of the terms involved." He winked at her and Irish scoffed.How dared he wink at her in a serious situation as this? Did he know how terrible she felt the moment she found out that Jayden was missing and to top it off, there had been a break-in?"Listen, Liam, I don't care who you think you are, but if you don't release my son this minute, I'll make sure you regret it the rest of your fucked
"Jayden, you see I got you a box of pizza..." The words slowly dried from her throat as she fixed her gaze on the almost closed door of her apartment.Undaunted by what might be the situation inside the apartment, Irish darted into the house, her eyes on alarm, as she scanned the whole place.As she stood in the center of the living room, she felt her body swooning. The television had been smashed, and there was water poured all over the soft rug she had implanted days ago.Barely able to stand in one place, she sprinted towards Jayden's room, and on getting there, her heart and feet skidded to a halt.Her lips slowly parted in shock and disbelief, her eyes swiftly turning here and there as she searched for her son.She ran towards the closet but he was not there. And when she entered the bathroom, he was nowhere to be found."We just left Jayden to get some food. What's happening?" Irish's wolf, asked, feeling alarmed and willing Irish to let her loose so she could run wild in the w
"How on earth is your question reasonable, Ashley?" Adrian asked, his arms spreading in gesticulation."Adrian, that question is legit reasonable. What am I to you if I know nothing about the pack? Do you even consider me Luna? Or your wife? Or...or..."Adrian sighed, then went to console his wife, to stop her from throwing another tantrum. These days, she ended up picking fights now and then, and she was acting very strange like someone who had lots of skeletons in her cupboard. But what could he do? When in her possession was a dangerous secret he couldn't let loose to the world?This was no longer lust or love, but convenience."Look. Ash. I have never kept anything from you. I just don't think this is important information for you, or else, it would have been at your fingertips by now." Adrian said but Ashley still wasn't satisfied, so she pushed further.Tears glistened in her eyes, "But I want to know. And that's what matters, Adrian if you ever think of me as your wife or someo
66 "I want you to work for me." Those familiar black eyes and eyes stabbed her soul. Yes. He definitely stabbed her soul in the sense that he was looking at her as if he was looking into her soul and seeing through her. Liam rose from the chair where he had made himself comfortable and then began walking towards Irish...with each step feeling like he was making a conscious effort to flaunt his handsomeness. "Too straight to the point, aren't you?" Irish asked the moment she came to. "Too sharp-mouthed, aren't you?" Liam glared at her. This was the first time a woman was making him do petty things like retorting back. Save for this one time, he hadn't done this before. Ignoring whatever she had said before now, Liam came closer to her. He kept coming closer till there was no space left between them. "I've seen your fighting and shooting skills and I'm offering you a one-time offer. Accept it." Irish pushed him off her body, temporarily setting herself free from him by ta
The tone of Rap God, by Eminem, rang in the background and Irish's ears, startling her up on her feet, even though her eyes were still heavy with sleep."What the hell." She cursed under her breath, her hands instantly finding the vibrating phone on top of her bedside table and grabbing it.Without looking, she answered the call and pressed it against her ears, her voice a low note as she responded."Hello. Who's there?""It's Liam speaking. Guess my real name is no stranger to your damn mind."Irish, startled by the man calling, sat up on her ass on the bed, her body turning rigid and alert...Her mind traveled back to her last encounter with Liam. He had said he would find her no matter how hard she tried to run or his.eWas that what he was doing now?But Irish wasn't about to let her feeling of apprehension show - not now and not ever."Hey. Good morning would suit you. Care to tell me how the fuck you got my number?".Liam wanted to say something but he simply got interrupted by
"I can't believe it was my abusive ex-boyfriend stalking me again." Jasmine cried, her eyes and lashes wet with tears.Her nose ran with mucor which she incessantly dried with the help of a tissue paper.After she had rescued Jasmine that same night, she had to bring her down to her house, because she was too scared and traumatized to stay alone. At least, not after what happened with Emerald, her ex-boyfriend.Irish passed a hand around her shoulder. "You're scared and hyperventilating right now, but you've got to tell your brain that everything's in the past now." Irish said."Trust you to give advice when you cry yourself to sleep most times." Elsa chuckled, her tone dripping with sarcasm, making Irish roll her eyes."He...he," Jasmine heaved. "He was going to rape me...and...and hit me." She cried, sniffling hard and she swallowed, pushing her hair backward to expose her neck."I want you to suck in a deep breath." Irish patted her back, while Jasmine followed her instructions. "T